Phosphates and magic eraser?

[mmardini]

Hey all,
I know TFP methods don’t worry much about phosphates and I don’t either but I have pool water that’s about 2 months old and already have phosphates in the water so I’m wondering where it could have came from. I don’t use any fertilizer around the pool and it hasn’t been windy here so not many leaves or debris in the pool, but I have been using a mr. Clean magic eraser to clean my pool tile about once a week (glass tile, trying to keep the deposits at bay). I’ve also used a diluted solution of dawn dish soap a couple time but that says no phosphates on it. Does anyone know where the phosphates could be coming from or if they are present in the mr. Clean magic erasers? I also had a pool service (just fired this week) that would randomly just throw some unknown chemical in the pool the second he got here which I have no idea what it was.

 

[ajw22]

I assume you filled your pool from your municipal water supply. Did you test your fill water for phosphates?

Why are Phosphates Added to the Public Water Supply?

'Shondra' asked, "I live in a city that just sent out an annual water quality report and it says they add phosphates to our drinking water. Why do they do that? Is there a good reason for us to be drinking phosphates? Doesn't sound like an essential vitamin or mineral to me." We talk about older

watertestingblog.com

Was a metal sequestrant used when your pool was filled?

 

[mmardini]

I assume you filled your pool from your municipal water supply. Did you test your fill water for phosphates?

Why are Phosphates Added to the Public Water Supply?

'Shondra' asked, "I live in a city that just sent out an annual water quality report and it says they add phosphates to our drinking water. Why do they do that? Is there a good reason for us to be drinking phosphates? Doesn't sound like an essential vitamin or mineral to me." We talk about older

watertestingblog.com

Was a metal sequestrant used when your pool was filled?

I don’t have a test for phosphates. I first learned that I had them from pool store testing but just figured they were trying to sell me something. Then I hired a new pool maintenance man who actually tests the water with a proper test kit on every visit and he mentioned it as well and was confused since the water is so new. He only works in my area and he said it was unusual.

 

[mknauss]

Magic Eraser sponges are made of melamine foam. No phosphates involved.

Phosphates are of no consequence generally and only need to be addressed if in the several thousand ppm range and causing issues (such as calcium phosphate, etc).

 

[mmardini]

Magic Eraser sponges are made of melamine foam. No phosphates involved.

Phosphates are of no consequence generally and only need to be addressed if in the several thousand ppm range and causing issues (such as calcium phosphate, etc).

Thank you for the response. I wasn’t so much worried about the phosphates but wanted to know if the magic erasers were contributing. Nice to know they are not they work well with the tile!